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In Reply to: 1st Project tools posted by Paul Folbrecht on September 18, 2006 at 09:04:48:
I'll give away a little secret. We used this iron for the amp building class. It's essentially the same iron that Weller and Tenma sell as their entry level station. It worked just fine for the students on all but the most beefy stuff like trying to solder to big fat speaker binding posts. It's no Hakko or high zoot Weller, but it's a great choice if you are not yet sure if kit building is your thing. If it does become your thing you can always go for a Hakko and keep this for backup, or put a pencil tip on it and save it for PC board work.The guys at Apogee are super nice too. They also have great deals on solder suckers and DMMs. The DVM850BL totally rocks, we used that in the class too.
Xcelite makes a very nice shear cutter for a low price. Don't forget safety glasses! If your a middle aged old fart like a lot of us you can substitute some substantial reading glasses.
Topic - 1st Project tools - Paul Folbrecht 09:04:48 09/18/06 ( 23)
- Re: 1st Project tools - Paul Folbrecht 15:59:12 09/28/06 ( 0)
soldering station question - Bobster 21:19:49 09/21/06 ( 0)
Re: 1st Project tools - (technique tip) - Rick58 12:51:52 09/19/06 ( 0)
Wow - Paul Folbrecht 09:57:01 09/19/06 ( 0)
Patience!!! It's FREE - Aural Robert 07:01:13 09/19/06 ( 1)
- Re: Patience!!! It's FREE - Paul Folbrecht 19:25:39 09/19/06 ( 0)
Re: 1st Project tools - AlecJ 19:47:24 09/18/06 ( 0)
Re: 1st Project tools - Doc B. 09/18/06 18:11:14 09/18/06 ( 1)
- Good tool & great price - Will48 00:49:54 09/19/06 ( 0)
Re: 1st Project tools - bmad 17:00:35 09/18/06 ( 0)
Re: 1st Project tools - butchbass 16:38:08 09/18/06 ( 0)
Don't forget a DMM. - 2wo 16:37:49 09/18/06 ( 0)
Re: 1st Project tools - caffeinator 12:00:04 09/18/06 ( 7)
- Re: 1st Project tools - Paul Folbrecht 12:41:15 09/18/06 ( 6)
- Re: 1st Project tools - caffeinator 16:26:29 09/18/06 ( 5)
- Re: 1st Project tools - Matts_ 16:59:13 09/18/06 ( 4)
- Diagonal Cutters - Grainger49 18:08:57 09/18/06 ( 0)
- Hakko 936 - Blooze 17:26:08 09/18/06 ( 2)
- Re: Hakko 936 -oops, forgot link - Blooze 17:26:56 09/18/06 ( 1)
- Re: that's the place.... - Matts_ 18:07:05 09/18/06 ( 0)
Soldering Station and wire strippers - AZ_Gary 10:11:27 09/18/06 ( 0)
A few handy items... - dpetrzelka 09:50:47 09/18/06 ( 0)
Re: 1st Project tools - Grainger49 09:22:04 09/18/06 ( 0)